Meaning and background
The story behind Valentine
Valentine is an English form of the Roman personal name *Valentinus*, related to Latin *valens*, 'strong' or 'healthy'. Saint Valentine helped make the name culturally recognisable, and the later custom of Valentine's Day added associations with affection and greetings. Those festive meanings did not create the original forename. The distinction is useful for a dog named Valentine: an old human name with a separate modern seasonal resonance.
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About Valentine
Recorded as a dog’s name
Valentine appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/væləntaɪn/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/væləntaɪn/ · primary stress on syllable 1V AE1 L AH0 N T AY2 N
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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